VoidStation 2026.10.1

Released: 2026-10-27 · German changelog: CHANGELOG.md

What's new

• Updates: the dialog opens right away instead of waiting minutes for the package check. System updates are checked in the background and added to the dialog once that's done. Loading the package lists takes at most 90 seconds per attempt – before, a stalled server could block the check for 5 minutes
• Fastest Void server: before every update VoidStation measures the official Void mirrors (Frankfurt, Helsinki, Fastly, Chicago) and downloads from the fastest – instead of whichever one repo-default happens to hand out (today: Helsinki at 270 KB/s). If a server doesn't answer, it switches right away. Your own package source in /etc/xbps.d is left alone; check with sudo voidstation-pkg mirror status

Download

This version has no ISO of its own. Install the latest live ISO from voidstation.de and update under Settings → Updates.

Updating

Devices on the Stable channel get this version under Settings → Updates (or with vsctl update).

To install VoidStation, use the live ISO – the source code archives below are for developers.

VoidStation 2026.10

Released: 2026-10-16 · German changelog: CHANGELOG.md

What's new

• FreeTube and other Flatpak programs: the file dialog only showed an empty home folder – e.g. subscriptions could not be imported. Now a dialog with access to all your folders opens; the program only gets the chosen file. Applies to programs started after the update
• Programs and browsers follow the VoidStation theme: with “System default” as colour scheme in FreeTube and others, it used to be always light, while YouTube and the media libraries were always dark. Now everything is dark with dark themes and light with “Default Light” – Firefox tiles, Chromium, Brave, LibreWolf, GTK and Qt programs. Applies the next time a program starts, some switch right away
• Page arrows at the top right of the start screen: they often only moved the focus frame to the next group without scrolling. Now the next or previous group moves to the left edge; LT/RT and Page Up/Down scroll the same way
• Interface changes sometimes didn't arrive after an update: the start screen kept running a cached older version until Void next updated Qt. It now detects changed files itself

Download

This version has no ISO of its own. Install the latest live ISO from voidstation.de and update under Settings → Updates.

Updating

Devices on the Stable channel get this version under Settings → Updates (or with vsctl update).

To install VoidStation, use the live ISO – the source code archives below are for developers.

VoidStation 0.15.0

Released: 2026-10-07 · German changelog: CHANGELOG.md

What's new

• Bluetooth rebuilt: VoidStation now handles pairing itself, no keyboard needed – headphones, controllers and joysticks using “Just Works” are confirmed, older devices that need a PIN automatically get 0000, 1234 or 1111. Until now such devices failed silently
• Keyboards that ask for a code while pairing: the code is shown at the bottom right until pairing is done
• Other devices cannot pair on their own – requests are only accepted during a scan and for 3 minutes after it
• Scanning takes 30 instead of 10 seconds; found devices stay selectable for 3 minutes. If a device has disappeared in the meantime, a short rescan runs before pairing
• Cleaner list: phones, PCs and TVs nearby and devices without a name no longer show up. Instead each entry says what it is (audio, controller, keyboard, mouse) and – where the device reports it – the battery level
• Error messages with a reason (“Device is not responding – is it in pairing mode?” instead of just “Pairing failed”) and a hint on how common devices enter pairing mode (AirPods, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch)
• Headphones: sound switches to them right after connecting
• Two Bluetooth adapters (e.g. a USB dongle in addition to the built-in chip): the newer one is used, the other is switched off. To pick one: put its address in /usr/local/share/voidstation/bt-adapter
• Bluetooth blocked by the radio switch: “Turn on” lifts the block
• Controllers that forgot their pairing (reset, other device) pair again without “Unpair” first; headphones reconnect faster
• Start page: plain USB pads without their own driver, joysticks and arcade sticks now control the interface too. Custom mapping via ~/.config/voidstation/pads.json
• Steam, emulators and SDL games may access controllers from all common brands directly (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Valve, 8BitDo, Logitech, Hori, PDP, PowerA, Thrustmaster, GameSir and more, over USB and Bluetooth) – previously PlayStation only

Download

Live ISO: voidstation-0.15.0-20261011.iso (2.5 GB, built 2026-10-11) – hosted on SourceForge

SHA-256: 6fbd7b1cb52aa9bd26e9a32c402d560f278441798843ad55a5acb64174bd21f9

Checksum and signature: voidstation-0.15.0-20261011.iso.sha256 · voidstation-0.15.0-20261011.iso.sha256.sig – how to verify

Updating

Devices on the Stable channel get this version under Settings → Updates (or with vsctl update).

To install VoidStation, use the live ISO – the source code archives below are for developers.